A show such as the McCarthy exhibition presents budget challenges.
For example, the costs of shipping and installing the large
works are very high. As af Petersens explains, "Just for Bossy
Burger (1991), which is not one of McCarthy's biggest installations
anymore, the crates alone will fill up a huge space that we
don't even have. We need to bring in the works, not all at the
same time, and ship out the crates to a rented storage somewhere.
All of that will be very expensive."
According to af Petersens, Moderna Museet has not had to make
any restrictions on what to include in the show because of budget
issues. The only works that have been omitted are works that
simply don't fit in the museum because of the ceiling heights,
including some of McCarthy's inflatables.
Funding for this show will not come from sponsors. Because of
the provocative content of many of McCarthy's work, it has been
difficult to find corporate sponsorship. Funding will instead
partly come from profits from lucrative prior exhibitions at
the museum, and from the venues to which the exhibition will
tour. Contributions might also come from individuals and friends
of the museum.
Since reopening in 2004, admission to Moderna Museet's permanent
collections has been free to public. However, the museum does
charge admission for certain temporary exhibitions. Moderna
Museet has decided not to charge admission for the McCarthy
retrospective in order to encourage greater attendance by the
public.
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